| MISSION DATA: | |||
| DATE | 384th BG Mission # | 8th AF Mission # | 384th PRIMARY TARGET |
| 1944‑08‑03 | 170 | 513 | Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, Flers, Fiefs, France |
| V-Weapons Targeted: The 384th Bombardment Group (H) flew three group formations - identified as H, I, and J Groups, the last three of ten groups comprising Air Task Force #1 - on today's mission to attack widely scattered V-1 launch sites. Note that the groups of this ATF flew in trail, not in combat wing formations. Although the J Group was unable to bomb its target (Fiefs) due to weather, the H and I Groups hit their assigned targets at Fleury and Flers, respectively. | |||
| SORTIE DATA: | ||
| COMBAT CREDIT | STATUS | TARGET ATTACKED (MODE) |
| Yes |
Completed Mission Comments: H Group. |
Group Primary (Visual) Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Fleury, France |
| SORTIE AIRCRAFT DATA: | |||||
| TYPE | SERIAL NUMBER | SQUADRON | SQ CODE | NAME | GROUND CREW CHIEF |
| B-17G | 42‑102501 ⇗ | 546th | BK*H | THE CHALLENGER | Watterson, Arnold (NMI) |
| SORTIE CREW DATA: | |||
| POSITION | CREWMEMBER | UNIT | STATUS |
| Pilot | Clements, Ben Hill, Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Co-pilot | Cline, Walter William⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Navigator | Barion, Chester Vincent⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Togglier | Steorts, Hubert (NMI), Jr⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Radio Operator | Kramer, Marvin Arthur⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Engineer/Top Turret | Susan, John (NMI)⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Ball Turret | Gillespie, Keith Wendell⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Tail Gunner | McGuire, James Francis⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Fullerton, Charles Frederick⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |
| Waist (Flexible) Gunner | Peckerar, Irvin Milton⇗ | 546 | Completed, Uninjured |